The old instructions said that the Git repository needs to be cloned somewhere on your packpath. However, it actually needs to be installed in the pack/FOOBAR/start/ subdirectory of a directory in packpath, replacing FOOBAR with any name. This fix will prevent confusion for users who are still learning packpath and who may have their configuration in ~/.config/nvim/ rather than ~/.local/share/nvim/site/ .
This commit also fixes the documentation in doc/packer.txt to match README.md . In particular, the mention of the opt directory was fixed, it now mentions the start directory.
The old instructions said that the Git repository needs to be cloned somewhere on your
packpath. However, it actually needs to be installed in thepack/FOOBAR/start/subdirectory of a directory inpackpath, replacingFOOBARwith any name. This fix will prevent confusion for users who are still learningpackpathand who may have their configuration in~/.config/nvim/rather than~/.local/share/nvim/site/.This commit also fixes the documentation in
doc/packer.txtto matchREADME.md. In particular, the mention of theoptdirectory was fixed, it now mentions thestartdirectory.